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English Dictionary: patronage	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for patronage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patronage n the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" Synonym(s): backing, backup, championship, patronage customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" Synonym(s): clientele, patronage, business a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient Synonym(s): condescension, disdain, patronage (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" Synonym(s): trade, patronage v support by being a patron of be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, v. t. To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patronage \Pa"tronage\, n. [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L. patronatus.] 1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage* of letters; patronage given to an author. 2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant] 3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. --Addison. 4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor. 5. (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. --Blackstone.